Quick Facts Type Syllabic Alphabetic Genealogy Brahmi Location South Asia Time 18th century CE to Present Direction Left to Right

The Kannada script is used in the southern Indian state of Karnataka to write the Kannada language. It is derived from the Old Kannda script and is closely related to the Telugu script.

Kannada is also sometimes known as Kanarese or Canarese.

The following is the basic Kannada script.

Once again, like other South Asian writing systems, vowels following a consonant other than the default /a/ is written with extra strokes, as in the following example:

Related links:

• Languages and Scripts of India.